ABC/RON TOM(LOS ANGELES) -- After months of speculation, X Factor's Simon Cowell confirmed that he's dating Carmen Electra."She's not my girlfriend," the 53-year-old Brit said, according to US Weekly. "We're people who date."The two first sparked...

ABC/ RON TOM(NEW YORK) -- Simon Cowell and Carmen Electra have sparked dating rumors, according to E!. The pair was spotted dining together at a West Hollywood restaurant over the weekend, but it looks like the liaison may not have been a romantic one....

D Dipasupil/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- On Wednesday's installment of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Simon Cowell and his new fellow X Factor judge Britney Spears dished about their experiences so far on the show. Cowell also dished that Khloe Kardashian is s...

ABC/ RON TOM(ST. TROPEZ, France) -- X Factor judge and entertainment mogul Simon Cowell reportedly helped rescue nine people who were on a yacht that was taking on water off St. Tropez, a tony vacation spot in the south of France.Cowell, 52, was relaxi...

Nino Munoz / FOX(LOS ANGELES) -- While a former bodyguard once accused Britney Spears of being at times less than glamorous around the house, promos for The X Factor prove she's back in fine form -- and the New York Post reports her boss, Simon Cowell,...

Fox(LOS ANGELES) -- Though it hasn’t been confirmed, it looks likely that Britney Spears will be joining the X Factor judging panel, but there’s still one spot up for grabs. Now, reports claim that it could be filled by Demi Lovato or Miley...

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) -- According to TMZ, Britney Spears has struck a deal with the producers of The X Factor that will pay the singer 15 million dollars to join the show as a judge next season.The gossip site says "the fine points" of t...

ABC/RON TOM(NEW YORK) -- Simon Cowell might be a great judge of musical talent, but if a story in the new book Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell is to be believed, he's not a great judge of character. The U.K. Sun, quoting from the upcom...

ABC/RON TOM(LONDON) -- Simon Cowell has vowed to improve security at his London home after coming face-to-face Saturday night with a female intruder standing in his bathroom armed with a brick.The Daily Mail reports the 52-year-old Cowell told a friend...

Jeffrey Ufberg/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Paula Abdul is confirming multiple reports that she will not be returning to The X Factor next season. Paula released the following statement: "Yes, it's true; I won't be returning to The X Factor next season.&n...

Ray Mickshaw/FOX via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Big changes at The X Factor. Fox has confirmed to ABC News Radio that both host Steve Jones and judge Nicole Scherzinger will not be returning to the music talent show for a second season.Jone b...

ABC/RON TOM(LONDON) -- Simon Cowell has admitted to the British press that he and fiancé Mezhgan Hussainy have not seen each other for about a month and are officially “on a break.”The X Factor judge told The Mirror he regrets referr...